Pleasure-wheel.



No; 881,095. PATBNTED MAR. 3, 1908. E. F. OHUBBUGK.

PLEASURE WHEEL.

APPLICATION IiLBD 00T.15, 1907.

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To all whom it may concern: and I also suitably journal through support-Be it known that I, ELTON F. CiIUBBUoK, ing brackets 11 extending fromone of the a citizen of the United States, residing at supporting sideframes 7 ,-an upright driven Hornell, in the county of Steuben and Stateshaft 12 having a worm 13 formed upon its of New York, have inventedcertain new and upper end and in engagement with the worm usefulImprovements in Pleasure-Wheels, of gear 10. The shaft 12 being drivenfrom a which the following is a specification. suitable source of powerwill cause rotation My invention relates to pleasure devices of thewheel shaft 2 by means of the gears 13 and particularly contemplates theprovision and and will therefore rotate the pleasure 65 10 in a noveland simple construction of pleaswheel 1.

ure wheels, which will be useful and durable, Any suitable car 14 may beemployed without danger to the pleasure seekers. adapted to seat anumber of people capable My invention further and specifically reofcorrectly balancing the same and is prosides in the following featuresof construcvided with a yoke frame 15 universally con- 70 15 tion,arrangement and operation which will nected thereto at 16, said yokeframe carrybe hereinafter described with reference to ing rotatablymounted in its ends flange the accompanying drawings, forming a partwheels 17 straddling the rim 4 of the pleasure of this specification, inwhich like numerals Wheel 1 and adapted to freely travel upon are usedto designate like parts throughout the extending flanges of the T-railforming 75 20 the several figures, and in which, said rim 4.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved In the practical operationof my invention, apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical the wheel 1is rotated at such speed that the sectional view taken therethrough. car14 .will roll by gravity upon the flat por- In the practical embodimentof my intions of the rim 4 and will be carried in the g vention Iprovide a pleasure device comdirection of rotation of said wheel by theprising a wheel 1 having a central shaft 2 rounded corners to againroll, at the same provided with hubs 3 adjacent the ends time receivingan up and down movement thereof. The peripheral rim of the wheel 1 and ashaking movement which are the deis composed of a T-shaped rail 4 bentin an sired ones in a device of this character. 5

irregular form about theshaft 2 and having Having thus fully describedmy invention,

, A its central rib extending inwardly therefrom I claim:

'' and secured by radially extending spokes 5 1. In a pleasure device ofthe character through the hubs 3. To stren then the described, thecombination of a supporting structure just described, I preferab yarrange stand, a freely rotating wheel having its 90 circular braces 6against and attached to shaft journaled upon said stand, the peripheachof the spokes 5 between the shaft 2 and eral rim of said wheel beingformed in an irthe rim 4. The T-rail, forming the rim 4 is, regularshape about said shaft and constitutaccording to my invention, bent andsecured ing a rail, and a car adapted to be actuated around the shaft 2in a form other than that upon the rotation of said wheel, having 95 ofa true circle, and, while I have shown in wheels rotatably ournaledwithin a portion the accompanying drawing said rim 4 as thereof andstraddling said rim and freely bent to a rectangular shape havingrounded rolling by gravity thereupon, substantially corners, as apreferred form, it will be under as described. stood that I may asreadily and with the 2. Inapleasure device of the character de- 100 samepurpose in view form th sa val 0r scribed, the combination of asupporting any other irregular shape. stand, a freely rotating wheelhaving its The wheel 1 is supported above the shaft suitably journaledupon said stand and ground to be freely rotated, upon a supportprovidedwith hubs mounted thereon adj aing frame comprising triangular sideframes cent its ends, the peripheral rim of said wheel 105 7, theupright members of which are 0011- being formed in a substantialrectangular nected by braces 8, and which have bearings shape about saidshaft and connected thereto '9. secured upon their upper ends in whichthe 1 by radial spokes, said rim having continuous projecting ends ofthe shaft 2 are journaled. outstanding flanges, and a car having oppo-To rotate the wheel 1 I preferably secure sitely disposed rollersrotatably journaled in 110 upon the shaft 2 between one of its hubs 3 aportion thereof and adapted to straddle and the adjacent bearing 9,, aworm gear 10, the flanges of said rim and to freely roll, by

Specification of Letters Patent.

PLEASURE-WHEEL.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Application filed October 15, 1907. Serial No. 397,584.

ELTON F. CIIUBBUCK.

gravity thereupon, as their rail, substantially as described.

3. In a pleasure wheel of the character de scribed, the combination of asupporting stand, a freely rotating wheel having lts shaft journaled.upon said stand, the peripheral rim of said wheel being formed 111 anlrregular shape about said shaft and constituting a rail, and 'a hangingcar adapted to be actu- Witnesses MARK L. GRAWGER, FRED W. 000K.

